Opinion

Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Some Communities in the State are strongly collaborating with the State government to ensure the full realization of the main objective of the twenty million naira choose your project initiative of the Obiano administration.

One of such communities is Umueri, in Anambra East local government area, which apart from completing its civic center in December last year, added other projects which were not captured in the original plan, through communal effort.

The civic center comprises a six hundred sitting capacity hall, offices, and a proposed business center.
The hall has been furnished to taste while the ceiling and ceiling fans, water facility and overhead water tank have been fixed, all these were not previously accommodated in the initial programme.

Speaking to the ABS the traditional ruler of the Community Igwe Ben Emeka, said that they completed work on the project in December last year and has been having activities in the center since then.

Igwe Emeka, added that aside using the hall as a revenue window, the community have plans to equip the business center for more revenue generation.

Appreciating Governor Willie Obiano for the initiative, Igwe Emeka pledged their unalloyed support to his administration especially in securing his second term bid.

On his part, the President-General of the Community, Chief Pius Okonkwo explained that they are enjoying good working relationship with the present administration who did evaluation of the project throughout the construction stages, adding that they have applied for the second phase of the initiative which according to him would soon get approval.

Chief Okonkwo added that plans are on by the community to construct a library for its students as soon as the fund for the second phase is released.